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In the news1900
First old-age pension law passed
In 1900, the first law on old-age pensions was approved in Belgium.
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders
Palace of the Marquess of Assche, 10 Oct 1903 – Ostend, 1 Jun 1983
10 facts3 sources
Facts and their sources
- Born10 Oct 1903, Palace of the Marquess of Asschenot verified1 source
- TitleRegent of Belgium, 1944–1950not verified1 source
- Died1 Jun 1983, Ostendnot verified1 source
A life in time
10 Oct 1903
Born in Palace of the Marquess of Assche
1944–1950
Regent of Belgium
1 Jun 1983
Dies in Ostend, aged 79
Family
See the treeDuring his lifetime
He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Palace of the Marquess of Assche.
General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.
The 1900s · Prince is born in Palace of the Marquess of Assche
Daily life
Water and coin-operated electricity
Running water was not always available in every house, and many people still fetched water from public fountains. When electricity was introduced, some meters required inserting 0.10 franc coins to keep the lights on.
Work
Apprentice and cleaning wages in Brussels
A typographer's daughter in apprenticeship earned 25 centimes per day, while a cleaning woman hired for half a day on Saturday was paid 3 francs.
Around the world · 1903–1906Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.
Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (credited as photographers) [1], [2] · public domain
What people wore
Sunday Best in Rural Flanders
Rural Flemish men often wore a shiny blue blouse called a kiel for their Sunday best, while women donned traditional regional caps.
Getting around
Long Commutes for Industrial Workers
Around 1900, one in five Belgian industrial workers used cheap weekly train passes, sometimes commuting up to three hours each way to work.
At the table
Rising sugar consumption
Between 1900 and 1905, the annual average sugar consumption per capita in Belgium doubled from 5 to 10 kilograms as prices dropped.